RE: E-bow question

["hazard factor" <artists@hazardfactor.com>]

Absolutely...it also works on acoustic. I use an older one; apparently it takes a little longer for the strings to kick in on these old ones (also no on/off switch), but I love it. I do use it with guitar synth too, but never triggering the synth by itself, always in the background of the guitar.

Dave Eichenberger- guitars.loops.devices
http://www.hazardfactor.com

Speaking of which, I've been thinking about getting one, too. I mostly play clean, though, and I've only seen and heard people use it with distorted sounds. Does it work equally well with non-distorted, that is clean sounds?

Cheers,

Nico




Am 07.05.2006 um 14:50 schrieb Christophe:

I've used one for ages. Overall, I've found that they don't work well with any kind of triggered device. The fact that there's not much of an attack for the trigger to detect is the factor, I assume. The techniques you mentioned are the way to go. Also, pressing the E-bow down and letting it lightly hit the string will do it and give some weird harmonics at the same time. Not appropriate in all circumstances, though!

Have fun with your new toy! :-)

-------------- Original message ----------------------
From: "Tony K" <bigtony@softhome.net>

I just got an E-Bow after lusting after one for a few decades. I tried
using it with my Brian Moore iGuitar through a Roland GR50 and it's not
doing quite what I expect. It'll sustain forever, but if I just slide down
to another note, the GR doesn't seem to pick up the change and the synth
keeps playing the same note. If I pick behind the E-Bow, or hammer on
really hard, then I get the new note. Does anybody have any wisdom to
impart? Do I need to set the sensitivity on the GR lower? Do I just have
to learn to pick behind the E-Bow with my right hand?

Von: "Tony K" <bigtony@softhome.net>
Datum: 7. Mai 2006 06:06:35 GMT+02:00
An: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com
Betreff: E-bow question


I just got an E-Bow after lusting after one for a few decades.  I tried using it with my Brian Moore iGuitar through a Roland GR50 and it’s not doing quite what I expect.  It’ll sustain forever, but if I just slide down to another note, the GR doesn’t seem to pick up the change and the synth keeps playing the same note.  If I pick behind the E-Bow, or hammer on really hard, then I get the new note.  Does anybody have any wisdom to impart?  Do I need to set the sensitivity on the GR lower?  Do I just have to learn to pick behind the E-Bow with my right hand?
 
I played with the E-Bow and my DL4 and DD20 and boy does that make some cool noise!  Drone-y loops and great sustain.  Nice.
 
Thanks,
Tony